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MINNEAPOLIS - These are the four stories you need to know about from Tuesday, June 28. They include a high ranking for Minneapolis fireworks, and an impending report to be released about the Benghazi terror attacks. House Republicans are planning to release a long-awaited report on the Benghazi terror attacks that killed four Americans.
Gov. Mark Dayton and the leaders of the Republican caucuses in the Minnesota Legislature uttered plenty of discouraging words Tuesday after another meeting meant to plot a course toward a special session. Dayton emerged from the closed-door gathering of legislative leaders at his temporary offices in the Veterans Service Building in St. Paul saying he felt "much more discouraged" than when he went into the meeting less than an hour before.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, shouts to Secret Service agents that supporter Diana Brest, right, had been waiting in line since 2 a.m. to see the candidate speak at a rally Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Phoenix. less Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, shouts to Secret Service agents that supporter Diana Brest, right, had been waiting in line since 2 a.m. to see the candidate speak at a rally Saturday, ... more Together, Trump and the Republican National Committee brought in about $18.6 million in May, including another loan from the candidate.
Together, Trump and the Republican National Committee brought in about $18.6 million in May, including another loan from the candidate. Clinton and the Democratic National Committee raised more than double that.
While Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature may get back together in St. Paul to consider unfinished business from the session, some work that will benefit the state's natural resources was accomplished. The omnibus supplemental budget bill signed into law June 1 provides funding provisions that support the Department of Natural Resources work, including funds for Minnesota state parks and trails operations.
Leaders of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party took aim at likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at their state convention Saturday and warned that divisions among Democrats could hurt the party in the November elections. Hundreds of leaders, party activists and elected officials gathered for the one-day convention in Minneapolis, the Star Tribune reported.
The state of Minnesota and Land O'Lakes announced a partnership Wednesday to improve water quality in farm country, leveraging the farmer-owned co-operative's retail network to help expand a state program that encourages farmers to voluntarily implement conservation practices. Land O'Lakes will promote the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program through its seed and crop protection business, WinField US, using its remote sensing technology to map the topography of fields to reduce erosion and better manage runoff.
Thousands of Beyonce fans were evacuated from a concert in Minnesota on Monday night due to a severe weather warning. Around 35,000 fans were waiting for Beyonce to begin her Formation World Tour show at the open-air TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis when they were instructed to evacuate to the stadium concourse or nearby shelters due to a forecast of thunder and lightning.
An email from Bill Blazar, senior vice president of public affairs and business development for the chamber, said Olson was diagnosed in March 2013 with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.